Shaun Guimond: essays, projects, and travel notes

Spending on external consultants *always* increases when you slash the public service.
It puts the lie to the belief that government is inherently wasteful. It’s an acknowledgement that these jobs need to be done. Ideologues like Carney are simply ideologically opposed to civil servants doing them.

DT Cochrane @dtcochrane.bsky.social

12 hours ago

Sean O'Reilly, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, said, “The government is cutting its own public service experts, then paying a premium to rent that expertise back. That's not efficiency. That's waste.”

Great lines!

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney government spent over $19B on external consultants in its first year | CBC News

The federal government spent more than $19 billion on external consultants last year, despite a promise to cut back on its use of outside contractors.

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Sean O'Reilly, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, said, “The government is cutting its own public service experts, then paying a premium to rent that expertise back. That's not efficiency. That's waste.”

Great lines!

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney government spent over $19B on external consultants in its first year | CBC News

The federal government spent more than $19 billion on external consultants last year, despite a promise to cut back on its use of outside contractors.

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www.cbc.ca

Jeeeeeesus. This is a HUGE betrayal of workers!!! Holy shit!!

And Carney had the audacity to pretend to be pissed when the news of the sale became public!???

Canadians need to reckon with the reality that this government is far too comfortable lying to their faces.

“And we're absolutely committed to our Paris commitments.” This statement is absolutely factually untrue. Canada now has zero chance of meeting its 2030 Paris commitment and has no path to meeting net zero by 2050 (and this is before any new oilsands or LNG). climateinstitute.ca/news/canada-...

This is a budget for rich men.

Don’t take my word for it — the government’s own gender analysis admits it.

How out of touch with the needs of ordinary Canadians can this government get?

Newsweek just listed Carney as worse for the environment than Trump.

This is a wake-up call.

His corporate agenda has put fossil fuel profits over BC’s coastline, orcas, and our future. He’s even considering ending the Arctic drilling ban.

The BC Greens are the only party willing to fight back.

I hate to have to do this, but I’m in a watery jam. The good news is I might be able to turn this around to make shooting easier than destroying half the apartment to set up every time.

No pressure, take care of yourself first, but if you can? Greatly appreciated.

www.gofundme.com/f/plumbing-l...

David Macdonald: This is a budget for corporate Canada — and specifically for its oil and gas companies, which have made money hand over fist on high gas prices.

thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

This Budget Is a Gift to Oil and Gas | The Tyee

The federal government’s latest budget includes some affordability measures, but mostly delivers for big business.

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The BC NDP is deserving of a whole separate critique, but it’s nuts this province held an election where the dominant focus of coverage was on the timing of the election call rather than what the government-in-waiting was planning to do if it came to power or issues that impact peoples’ lives, even

Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca

2 days ago

Congrats to everyone in BC’s political, media and lobbying establishment who helped sanitize this guy’s image

Anthropic started because they perceived OpenAI to not be taking AI safety seriously enough. Now, they they are perceived to be no better than OpenAI AND are accelerating Climate Change. Absolute gas-lighting; literally.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com

4 days ago

Anthropic strikes $3.4bn deal to generate gas-fired power for data centres ft.trib.al/tJa67DP

Anthropic strikes $3.4bn deal to generate gas-fired power for data centres

AI lab bypasses traditional suppliers to secure scarce equipment as demand for energy surges

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Days since I have bought a computer: 0

Days since I have installed and tested a new linus Distro: 0